This Carnegie Medal winner is an absolute must read. It’s part three of the Chaos Walking trilogy. To tell you much of the plot would just ruin the experience. So just read it.
Arthur Quinn Illustrations by Seán Branigan
I asked a good friend of mine, Seán Branigan to do some quick illustrations of Arthur and a Viking warrior. I loved what he came up with and wanted to share it here.
(By the way, you should check out Seán’s website; as well as being quite a dab hand with a pencil, he’s also an award-winning filmmaker.)
Edinburgh
Last week I went to Edinburgh for the first time. It’s a beautiful city and if you have never visited, I highly recommend it.
Here’s what we got up to.
We saw lots of nice architecture.
Finishing
I’ve been quiet on this of late. There’s a couple of reasons for this. Firstly, I’ve been away in Edinburgh for a few days (blog to follow). Secondly, I’ve been working hard on the first drafts of Books 2 and 3 of the Father of Lies Chronicles.
Well, I’ve just finished.
And it feels nice.
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Parseltongue
While I’m still on the topic of Harry Potter, here’s a fun Parseltongue translator I found.
World’s Biggest Harry Potter Fan
So the Harry Potter films will finally be coming to an end around the world on next Friday 15th July. No matter how much you like the books, I doubt you can say you’re a bigger fan than this guy…
Something to get the adrenaline pumping
Since I’m about to start the last act of Arthur Quinn Book 3, I thought I’d post this song. It’s just the kind of thing I’m listening to to get geared up for the epic conclusion to the series.
Book Review: A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
There’s not much I can say about this beautiful book that hasn’t been said in every other review out there. Written by Patrick Ness (Chaos Walking trilogy), illustrated by Jim Kay and from an idea by the late Siobhan Dowd, this really is a special story.
We meet young Conor on the night a monster calls to his house. The monster wants one thing from the boy; the truth. To go into any more detail of the plot would just ruin the experience.